Long term listeners to the St Emlyn’s podcast may remember our series entitled ‘Critical Appraisal Nuggets’ (CANs). We are absolutely delighted to reinvigorate this project under the leadership of Professor Rick Body , with the episode on semi structured interviews. In this easily digestible and succinct podcast Rick and Laura Howard go through the pros and cons of setting up semi structured interviews and how these can be used effectively in qualitative research. In the latest episode, we cover...
Feb 27, 2023•13 min•Season 10Ep. 2
Lots of chat about St Emlyn's WILD and just what you can expect if you join us in the Lake District in June, as well as discussion about ECMO in cardiac arrest and just how many of our patients with ' minor head injuries ' will actually have ongoing symptoms weeks and even months later. Click here to buy tickets for #StEmlynsWILD...
Feb 13, 2023•19 min•Season 10Ep. 1
A special double edition covering the blog posts from November and December and more. We discuss evidence based medicine with the DoseVF trial, and more from RECOVERY, discussion about ' what is downtime ' and how we organise follow up for patients who don't live in our area and what happened at the amazing London Trauma Conference We also announced some of the plans for StEmlynsWILD . Look out for booking details and more in the coming weeks....
Jan 16, 2023•26 min•Season 9Ep. 12
Wellbeing is very complex, as it is an individual construct that is strongly aligned and interpreted through a lens of personal values, philosophy, culture, faith, and goals for life. Most importantly, wellbeing is dynamic rather than homeostatic and a subjective state determined by the individual. Yet we use the term wellbeing to describe a wide variety of different things (often in terms of being the opposite of burnout which it most certainly isn't). In this second episode of our series Liz C...
Dec 10, 2022•32 min•Season 9Ep. 11
Burnout is a term that seems to be used a lot these days, but what does it really mean? In this episode Dr Liz Crowe explains all, and will almost certainly change the way you view burnout. Liz, who be well known to St Emyn's audiences, has just completed her PhD on " Understanding the risk and protective factors for burnout and wellbeing of staff working in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: PICU staff wellbeing " and has an unrivalled real world and evidence based experience of what these ter...
Nov 27, 2022•33 min•Season 9Ep. 10
In our new regular slot of the middle Monday of the month we're delighted to bring you the highlights from the St Emlyn's blog this month., Iain and Simon chat about batching in EDs , Ossilation in decision making and a whole lot more about trauma (chest drains, extrication, sex and TXA and rib fixation). Please do like and subscribe and keep an eye out for our new sister website St Emlyn's Medical School and it's podcast series coming soon....
Nov 14, 2022•30 min•Season 9Ep. 9
Join Iain and Simon for this month's round up of September's blog content from St Emlyn's. They discuss managing harm in the ED ; management of traumatic brain injury ; Head Up mechanical CPR and fentanyl in RSI. Lots to think about and discuss. Please do like and subscribe and get in touch if there is anything you'd like us to cover on the blog and podcast, or perhaps you'd even like to write something for publication....
Oct 18, 2022•21 min•Season 9Ep. 8
This is our round up of all that happened on the St Emlyn's blog in August 2022 (yes - we know it's a bit late, but there's been a lot going on!). Listen to Simon and Iain discuss the latest therapies in COVID, particularly Baricitinib , calcium in trauma and how we find balance in our work-life blend . Please do like and subscribe to the podcast and tell your friends and colleagues. We've lots of exciting stuff coming your way over the next few months....
Oct 08, 2022•19 min•Season 9Ep. 7
Simon and Iain run through the latest highlights from the St Emlyn's blog and podcast, including the FORCE study , the EXIT study and more about Vitamin C in sepsis ... We hope you enjoy the podcast. Please do like and subscribe on your preferred podcast app and tell your friends and colleagues about us....
Aug 07, 2022•23 min•Season 9Ep. 6
Our monthly round up of all from the St Emlyn's blog. We discuss pathways into emergency care research , pad positioning in cardioversion of AF and possible gender differences in the presciption of TXA in trauma . We also chat about travel in Lithuania, memories of defibrillating with hand held paddles and Simon's recent forst infection with COVID. We mention a post on Lyme disease which you can read here (especially if you live near the New Forest...)...
Jun 16, 2022•18 min•Season 9Ep. 5
After a brief hiatus we're back with more from the St Emlyn's Blog . We discuss a wide range of topics from crowding in Emergency Departments and the RePHILL trial to breastfeeding , genetic testing and diagnosing DVTs , as well as our highlights from the recent RCEM CPD Conference in Bournemouth. There really is something for everyone!...
May 12, 2022•26 min•Season 9Ep. 4
We made it! A double century of podcasts. In this month's update Iain and Simon talk through myth busting in resuscitation , Rick Body's airway expertise (with a side mention for high sensitivity troponin), a paper about resuscitative thoracotomy , ACPs in EM and how we all could set future research priorties . Thank you again for listening to the St Emlyn's podcast. We really do hope that you enjoy it and have found our witterings over the last 200 episodes useful. Hopefully we'll see some of y...
Mar 25, 2022•27 min•Season 9Ep. 3
Simon and Natalie discuss some of the complexities of feedback when it involved different specialities and patients. We also review our general rules of feedback. See https://www.stemlynsblog.org/?s=feedback for more.
Mar 12, 2022•30 min•Season 9Ep. 2
The first episode of our 9th Season with discussion about Calcium in cardiac arrest, a deep dive into the physiology of exsanguinating haemorrhage, a comparison of ketamine and etomidate for induction of anaesthesia and the ECG Thrust. Please do like, subscribe and tell your friends about the St Emlyn's podcast.
Feb 22, 2022•24 min•Season 9Ep. 1
The Season Finale that you've all be waiting for. Our last episode of season 8 includes discussion about racial bias in sats monitoring, CT scans to investigate subarachnoid haemorrhage and the importance of (consensual) touch. Thanks again for listening. Please like and subscribe and all that. We look forward to seeing you next season (in about a month...) Iain and Simon
Jan 14, 2022•29 min•Season 8Ep. 16
Iain is flying solo this month, with discussion about narrative story tellling , airway management in the ED and using pigtail catheters in management of haemothorax . We hope all you all have a very happy Christmas and chance over the festive period to relax. Do explore our back catalogue of podcasts for more on wellbeing and grief at Christmas . Please do subscribe and rate and review us on your chosen podcast provider. Take care all....
Dec 14, 2021•19 min•Season 8Ep. 15
Our round up of all the blog had to offer in October 2021. There's discussion about evidence based medine in the REST and CTCA for intermediate chest pain trials, more about cauda equina and highlights from the Paediatric Colloquium in Australia, as well as the good humoured chat. Please see the website for more information and don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast (if you think it's any good).
Nov 19, 2021•31 min•Season 8Ep. 14
The round up of the St Emlyn's blog posts in August 2021, featuring discussion about therapeutic anticoagulation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, non invasive ventilation vs usual care for critically hypoxic COVID-19 patients and the recent EMTA (Emergency Medicine Trainees Association) survey. Oh, and Simon's mid-life crisis.
Sep 25, 2021•17 min•Season 8Ep. 13
Iain and Simon discuss the best from the blog in June and July. There's COVID chat (of course). thunderstorm asthma, a glance into the future and much, much more.
Aug 08, 2021•29 min•Season 8Ep. 12
It's been a busy month on the blog with plenty for Iain and Simon to talk about. The Manchester Arena bombing, new guidelines for Anaphylaxis management, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Calcium in Major Haemorrhage and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection all get a mention alongside the usual witterings of two middle aged emergency physicians.
Jun 17, 2021•24 min•Season 8Ep. 11
This is the second in a two part podcast series discussing Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) and how these patients may present to the Emergency Department (ED). Dr Sam Fitzsimmons, our guest on the podcast, is a Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart Disease at University Hospital Southampton. There is more information in this blog post . In this episode we discuss Eisenmenger Syndrome, Transposition of the Great Arteries and Coarctation of the Aorta....
May 26, 2021•36 min•Season 8Ep. 10
This is the first in a two part podcast series discussing Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) and how these patients may present to the Emergency Department (ED). Dr Sam Fitzsimmons, our guest on the podcast, is a Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart Disease at University Hospital Southampton. There is more information in this blog post . Look out for Part 2, which will be released next week, where we discuss Eisenmenger Syndrome, Transposition of the Great Arteries and Coarctation of the Aort...
May 20, 2021•28 min•Season 8Ep. 9
A podcast with Iain and Simon summarising all the latest content from the St Emlyn's blog in April 2021. Topics discussed include Vaccine Induced Thrombocytopenic Thrombosis, how our own biases can effect our critical appraisal and whether we need to worry about grading the quality of FOAMed resources. Thanks for listening. Please check out the blogs themselevs at www.stemlynsblog.org and consider subscribing and rating us on iTunes. If you'd like to see some more from Peter Brindley you can wat...
May 14, 2021•20 min•Season 8Ep. 8
Simon joins Ankur Verma from Delhi, to talk about the impact of COVID in the latest wave devastating India.
May 06, 2021•22 min•Season 8Ep. 7
A discussion about all the latest from the St Emlyn's blog , including a hot off the press article about vaccine induced thrombocytopenic thrombosis and the new FRCEM revision guide . Simon and Iain also talk about the latest results from the RECOVERY trial , Major Trauma Triage tools , cricothyroidotomy , thromboprophylaxis in COVID19 and the new Medical Licensing Assessment for medical students and the new St Emlyn's Undergraduate Curriculum...
Apr 11, 2021•21 min•Season 8Ep. 6
An audio review of a paper in the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine with two of the authors. Assessing on-line medical education resources: A primer for acute care medical professionals and others Peter G Brindley , Leon Byker , Simon Carley , Brent Thoma https://doi.org/10.1177/1751143721999949...
Apr 08, 2021•33 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Our regular podcast round up from February 2021. Iain and Simon highlight the key learning points from this month on the St Emlyn’s blog and podcast. Topics discussed this month include tocilizumab in COVID19, TIA risk scores, new Emergency Care standards (targets) and TXA use in epistaxis. We also pay tribute to Dr Cliff Mann, former President of RCEM who sadly died this month. Please remember to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes/Google Play and please do leave us some reviews and ratings ther...
Mar 15, 2021•24 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Our regular round up of the best of the blog and podcast from January 2021 with Iain and Simon. The St Emlyn's blog posts from January 2021 are discussed, including plenty about Coronavirus as well as other topics relevant to anyone interested in Emergency Medicine and evidence based care.
Feb 20, 2021•27 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Going into hospital as an emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic must be extremely scary for patients and their relatives. With no relatives allowed to visit and staff dressed in full PPE, the experience must be so much more unnerving than usual. Add to that the incredible worry about catching COVID-19 for those who don’t already have it; or the worry about what might happen for those who do. Will they pull through? Could this be the end? I’m privileged to be co-leading the COvid-19 National Dia...
Feb 18, 2021•26 min•Season 8Ep. 2
A vaccine update with Rick Body, Simon Carley, Pam Vallely, Paul Klapper and Charlie Reynard. Bringing RCEM, St Emlyn's and the University of Manchester together for the latest thoughts and wisdom on the vaccines that might get us out of this pandemic. Moderna vaccine phase 3 trial - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2022483 Oxford vaccine phase 2/3 - https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(20)32466-1.pdf Pfizer vaccine trial - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...
Jan 17, 2021•41 min•Season 8Ep. 1
